The ride ended today and with it a lot of emotion. A quiet night at the campsite was wonderful and dark. A slow wake up and then on to...

After the rain yesterday we got a beautiful day of sun! A groggy morning peddle to the next town were we found the one patisserie that...

Very close to the end! Only 1.5 days left of cycling. With rain in the forecast we were all a bit apprehensive about leaving the...

Happy birthday Sara! 13 years of greatness! A zero that ended up very full. The first request was no rooster alarm. And for me let her...

Woke up to rain moving through Started the ride out with the normal breakfast. We seem to all really like it! Also grabbed some...

Woke up a bit early to make sure we got an earlier start as today is supposed to be warm as well, although not as bad as yesterday. We...

Twenty years ago Crys and I dedicated ourselves to each other. Over those twenty years we have done countless river trips, hiked the...

The routine is well established. Grab croissants from the every present and close patisserie, find a cafe and get coffee and eat. Today...

Coffee and pastries in the center square of Orleans and then we were off. More cruising trail with a few small towns. A short stop in...

A fast uneventful 50 km ride brought us to Orleans at 11 am. Never sure of how hectic and difficult the across town bike ride will be in...

Canal over the river A beautiful morning biking with more variation in the trail and landscape. We moved through beautiful forest, then...

We are really starting to settle in to our routine. A good sleep, croissants and coffee (both kids have started having coffee for...

Slept in a bit and we were rolling out of camp around 9 am. A stop in the town center of Decize for coffee and to grab makings for lunch....

A peaceful night on the water. I went off and collected breakfast from a patisserie and brought it back while the others slept a bit and...

Waking up early is just the way I roll out here. But I gave everyone time to wake up slowly until about 7 when I started suggesting...

Campsite for the evening with the biker laundry tree in the background The morning started off with me heading back into town for some...

The food on this trip surprises us every day! Never had such long beautiful meals in my life! It really is remarkablely different than...

We had a great dinner at an Auberge (a inn that serves local cuisine) served to us by a lovely person who was happy to help us with our...

With our bread not being ready until 8.30 we slept in a bit this morning. The site was peaceful after a fun day of swimming in the river...